never mind ! MEG: "I'm not like him at all. We look nothing alike. We act nothing alike. We have absolutely nothing, other than both being twins (coincidentally, with each other) in common. My mother even admits it:" The twins are like night and day," she tells people - apologizing, in a way. It's always been pretty clear, even to Edward, which of us is the day. EDWARD: "Though my sister Meg and I were born on the same day, I am ten minutes older, which - trust me - is a lot. True, we have the same parents, live in the same 106th Street apartment, same city, state, country, continent. But I'm nothing like her. No way, big way. So I don't consider myself her twin. Get my point? She's twelve noon. I'm midnight. We are that different. So, than, how can I explain what happened?

Edward and Meg are like night and day, oil and water. Meg zigs while Edward zags. How could two such different people be twins? Well, they are, but they don't have to like it - or each other.
Seventh grade means different schools for the pair: Brainy Meg's at ultracompetitive Fischer, while Charlton Street Alternative School is the place for freewheeling Edward. Oddly enough, it's just when Edward and Meg are finally out of each other's shadows that the trouble begins.
Within just a week, Meg's aspirations for popularity, imaginary boyfriend, and angst over a terrible yellow ensemble her mother has chosen combine with Edward's devious planning, lack of singing ability, and top-secret soft spot to set off a showdown the likes of which twin-dom has never before seen.
How is it, then, that this final showdown is so much fun? Could it be that Meg and Edward are more alike than they thought?

NEVER MIND. READ THE BOOK!

Interview with AVI & RACHEL VAIL

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